Belief Systems Mr Mc Entarfer Global History What

Belief Systems Mr. Mc. Entarfer * Global History

What beliefs are shown in these pictures?

Belief Systems (B-FLASH) • • • B – Beliefs of belief system F – Founder or who started the religion L – Location (Where in the world is it? ) A – Afterlife (life after death) S – Sacred Text (books for religious moral living) • H – How it Spread (Where? How and by Who)

Nature Based Religions • Animism: Belief that all things in nature have a spirit and is located in Africa, Asia and Latin America. • Shinto: Also believe that all things in nature have a spirit, but include ancestor and emperor worship. (____)

Shinto Shrine

Hinduism p. 54 • Beliefs: • Universal Spirit – Belief in Brahman (God) • Reincarnation – Belief that people are… ________________ • Karma – Consists of a person’s _____ that affect their existence in the next life. Evil deeds will… ___________ • Castes System – Puts people in social classes of which they cannot move within

n n n Founder – Unknown Location - ____ Afterlife – Become one with the Brahman after being reincarnated several times. Sacred Text – Vedas How it Spread – Moved along ____ Road, but primarily stayed in India.

The Caste System

Buddhism p. 55 -56 Beliefs: • Four Noble Truths: – Life is Suffering – Suffering is caused by ____ – The way to eliminate suffering is to eliminate desire – Following the Eightfold Path will help people overcome desire.

Beliefs shared with Hinduism: • Reincarnation • ____ Founder: The Buddha (A prince from India named Siddhartha Gautama) left his wealthy home Location: India and South East Asia Afterlife: Nirvana – an end to the cycle of rebirth (reincarnation) where one becomes one with the universe. Sacred Text: The Buddha’s teachings were written down in the Tripitaka or “Three Baskets of Wisdom”

How Buddhism Spread p. 60 • Over time Buddhism was spread by missionaries: (people dedicated to spreading religion) and traders to many parts of Asia: China, Korea and ______. It eventually declined where it started in _____.

Map: Buddhism (Cultural Diffusion)

Judaism p. 57 • Beliefs • People who practice Judaism are called ______ • Judaism is a _____ religion in which they believe in one god. The Hebrew god is seen as all powerful and all knowing. • The ______ Commandments: Laws on how people should behave towards god and each other.

• Founder: Leaders: Abraham and later ____ who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and founded the Kingdom of Israel. • Location: Israel (Judea) • Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven • Sacred Text: Torah (Old Testament of the Bible) • How it Spread: The ____ expelled the Jews from Israel (Judea) in 135 A. D. This became known as the Diaspora, or scattering of people.

Christianity p. 58 -59 • Beliefs: • Rooted in Jewish tradition and accepted 10 Commandments. • Jesus had a mission to bring salvation and _______ life to all. • Jesus taught mercy and sympathy for the _______ and helpless. He also taught that all people were ______ before god. • Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God and died on the cross for the sins of man. (_____)

• • • Founder: Jesus of Nazerath Location: Israel (now Worldwide) Afterlife: Kingdom of Heaven Sacred Text: Bible – Guide for moral living How it Spread: By ______ on the Roman roads and became the official religion of the Roman Empire. Later it spread to America by the voyages of ___________.

Islam • • 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Beliefs: Followers of Islam are called _____ and all accept five basic duties known as the Five Pillars. Belief in one god (_______) Pray __ times a day Give money to the poor Fast during the holy month of _____ Muslims are suppose to visit the holy city of _____ once in their life time.

• Founder: Muhammad is Islam’s greatest prophet (teacher) • Location: Middle East, _____, Indonesia, North and West Africa (World wide) • Sacred Text: _____, which is a guide for Muslim life. • How it Spread: Muhammad was a merchant (trader) and Islam spread through trade and military conquest.

Project • Create a educational brochure on a specific religion in which you use the acronym B-FLASH.

Map Exercise • Create a map showing the locations of the worlds major religions. – Use color to show where the different religions are located – Create a key to show each religion as a different color. – For countries or regions that have multiple religions create a pattern that incorporates the multiple colors of each religion.